Predella panel from the high altarpiece of San Pier Maggiore, Florence, designed by Niccolaio and made in collaboration with Matteo di Pacino (Italian, 1359-1394); other panels from the altarpiece are in the National Gallery, London (569-578); the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence; the Pinacoteca Vaticana (no. 107, no. 113, no. 21.04); (formerly) the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, Lugano, Switzerland; and (formerly) the Sacerdoti Collection, Milan

Saint Peter Released from Prison

Predella panel from the high altarpiece of San Pier Maggiore, Florence, designed by Niccolaio and made in collaboration with Matteo di Pacino (Italian, 1359-1394); other panels from the altarpiece are in the National Gallery, London (569-578); the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence; the Pinacoteca Vaticana (no. 107, no. 113, no. 21.04); (formerly) the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, Lugano, Switzerland; and (formerly) the Sacerdoti Collection, Milan

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Label:On the left an angel appears to Peter in prison, and on the right the same angel leads him out past sleeping guards. This small painting comes from a series of panels depicting the apostle's life. The panels formed the predella, or base, of the high altarpiece in the now-destroyed Florentine church of San Pier Maggiore, which was dedicated to Peter.

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